Kaleidoscope.



PATENTED JAN. 28, 1908,

J. R. HARE.

KALEIDOSGOPE.

APPLICATION FILED-H1315, 1907.

THE NORRIS PETERS co., WASHINGTON. v. c.

JOHN R. HARE, OF BALTIMORE, MARYLAND.

KALEIDOSGOPE.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Jan. 28, 1908.

Application filed February 15, 1907- Serial No. 357.485.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, JOHN R. HARE, a subject of the King of England,residing at Baltimore, in the State of Maryland, have invented certainnew and useful Improvements in Kaleidoscopes, of which the following isa specification.

This invention relates to improvements in kaleidoscopes, and has for itsobject, among other things, to provide means for automaticallyoperating, or rotating, the object boxes, or agitators; also to soconstruct the said boxes as to cause more frequent movements of theobjects therein; and also to provide the said boxes with electriclights, adapted to swing into view at intervals, and means forconducting the current to said lights.

The invention consists of the novel parts and combinations of partshereinafter more fully set forth in the following specificationandpointed out in detail in the claims.

In the accompanying drawing,Figure 1 is a front elevation of the casing,partly broken away, and having the front thereof removed on the line A-Aof Fig. 1. Fig. 3 is a side view of the upper portion of the casingshowing the mirror holder projecting therefrom.

Referring to the accompanying drawings, forming part of thisspecification and in which similar reference numerals designate likeparts, 1 designates the casing, and 2 the mirror holder which is of theusual construc tion and having the mirrors therein with their reflectingsurfaces arranged at suitable angles for producing kaleidoscopiceffects.

Within the casing 1,'and on a line with the mirror holder 2, are twoobject boxes, or agitators 3 and-4, each provided with a glass front andback. The inner surfaces of the boxes 3 and 4 are provided with annularcorrugations 5 to cause more frequent movements of the objects containedin the boxes. The boxes 3 and 4 are also provided on their outer edgeswith metal rings, or bands, 6 and 7, respectively, to which areconnected the wires 8 and 9 of the electric globes 10 and 11,- saidglobes being adapted to swing into view at frequent intervals. Thecurrent is supplied to the binding posts 12 which latter are providedwith brushes 13 to contact with the rings 6 and 7 from which the currentis supplied to the lights.

Fig. 2 is a vertical sectional viewv r l l 1 l i l I l l l I I I Theobject boxes 3 and 4 rest on the rollers 14 and 15, respectively, whichlatter revolve on the pins 16 and 17. These rollers 14 and 15 areconnected by belts 18 and 19, respectively, to the pulley 20 whichlatter revolves on the pin 21. Power is transmitted to the pulley 20through the medium of the belt 22 from any suitable source of power. Thebelt 18 is crossed in order to cause the object box 3 to revolve in theopposite direction from the box 1.

It will be seen that by having the object boxes revolve in oppositedirections, and the lights to swing therein, more frequent and morebrilliant kaleidoscopic effects will be produced.

lVhile I have shown and described two object boxes, it is obvious oneonly may be employed, or more than two may be employed. When more thantwo object boxes are employed it is desirable to have each box revolvein theopposite direction from the one next thereto.

The mirrors in the mirror box may be made concaved or convexed, ifdesired, to

give more unique effect to the objects used.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim is:

1. In a kaleidoscope, the combination of the mirror-holder, an objectbox having electric lights swung therein, and means for conducting thecurrent to said electric lights.

2. In a kaleidoscope, the combination of the mirror-holder, a pluralityof object boxes having electric lights swung therein, means forconducting the current to said lights, and means for automaticallyrevolving the said object boxes.

3. In a kaleidoscope, the combination of the mirrors arranged to producekaleidoscopic effects, object boxes at the end of said mirrors adaptedto be revolved in opposite directions, electric lights within said boxesadapted to be brought into view at intervals, means for conducting thecurrent to said lights, and means for automatically revolving saidboxes.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

JOHN R. HARE. lVitnesses:

CHAPIN A. FERGUSON, OSCAR O. MARTENET.

